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  • Ryu Murakami – Coin Locker Babies
    Ryu Murakami – Coin Locker Babies
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    Two babies are left in a Tokyo station coin locker and survive against the odds, but their lives are forever tainted by this inauspicious start. As they grow up, they […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Sound Within Sound: A History of Radical Twentieth Century Composers
    Sound Within Sound: A History of Radical Twentieth Century Composers
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    This is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the twentieth century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Non-Fiction
  • John Cage – Silence: Lectures and Writings
    John Cage – Silence: Lectures and Writings
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    John Cage, a leading figure of the American musical avant-garde and lecturer and writer extraordinary, dedicated himself to the search for new horizons in musical composition. Silence is a [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Non-Fiction
  • Roberto Bolano – By Night in Chile
    Roberto Bolano – By Night in Chile
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    Father Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix is dying. A priest, a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a poet, in his feverish delirium the crucial events of his past swell […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Julio Cortazar – 62: A Model Kit
    Julio Cortazar – 62: A Model Kit
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    ‘A deeply touching, enjoyable novel, beautifully written and fascinatingly mysterious and intricate in its designs’ New York TimesIn a city that could be Paris, London or Vienna, a loose-knit [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Kurt Schwitters – Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Criticism
    Kurt Schwitters – Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Critic…
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    Kurt Schwitters was a major protagonist in the histories of modern art and literature, whose response to the contradictions of modern life rivals that of Marcel Duchamp in its importance […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Clarice Lispector – The Burned Sinner and the Harmonious Angels
    Clarice Lispector – The Burned Sinner and the Harmonious Angels
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    A housewife’s life is shattered by a sudden epiphany. A simple tale of killing cockroaches fragments into multiple narratives, each uncovering new truths. In this selection of haunting short [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Surrealism and Magic: From Max Ernst to Leonora Carrington
    Surrealism and Magic: From Max Ernst to Leonora Carrington
    $56.00 | ,

    Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired by tropes of magic, myth and the occult. In their engagement with the irrational and the unconscious, numerous of its members [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Joanna Moorhead – The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
    Joanna Moorhead – The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
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    In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father’s cousin, Prim, who had disappeared many decades earlier, was now a famous artist in Mexico. Although rarely spoken of in her [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • An Anecdoted Topography of Chance
    An Anecdoted Topography of Chance
    $27.00 | ,

    Originally published by Something Else Press in 1966 and now acknowledged as one of the most important and entertaining artists’ books of the postwar period, An Anecdoted Topography of Chance [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Leon Genonceaux – The Tutu
    Leon Genonceaux – The Tutu
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    The nineteenth-century French writer and publisher Léon Genonceaux (1856―?) is as much of an enigma as those two legendary enfants terribles whom he was the first to publish: Arthur Rimbaud […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • M. John Harrison – The Course Of The Heart
    M. John Harrison – The Course Of The Heart
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    On a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Decades later, none of the participants can remember what transpired; but their clouded […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Mircea Cartarescu – Solenoid
    Mircea Cartarescu – Solenoid
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    Based on Cartarescu’s own experience as a teacher, Solenoid submerges us in the mundane details of a diarist’s life and spirals into an existential account of history, philosophy and [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Ryu Murakami – From the Fatherland with Love
    Ryu Murakami – From the Fatherland with Love
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    An ambitious, epic dystopian novel – part political thriller and part satire. From the Fatherland, with Love is set in an alternative, dystopian present in which the dollar has collapsed [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Halkyn – self titled
    Halkyn – self titled
    $28.00 | ,

    Concentric Circles is pleased to present a collection of recordings from Halkyn, the solo project of Chris Coyle, most known for being a member of much beloved Leeds, UK group […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Concealed Class – No Obituary
    Concealed Class – No Obituary
    $10.00 | ,

    Concealed Class emerges without introduction or transition. No Obituary, released by Helicopter/Troniks, marks the debut recording by Charlie Mumma and Matt Purse, two artists whose respective [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, John Wiese – Annihilation Of Samsara
    Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, John Wiese – Annihilation Of Samsara
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    For decades, Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, and John Wiese have each occupied positions within the global landscape of experimental music, operating across extreme metal, free improvisation, noise, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
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    Tony Molina has been putting out records with marked consistency for well over twenty years. Underpinned by an unwavering ethos of independence and an unrelenting devotion to songcraft, his music [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kelan Phil Cohran – African Skies
    Kelan Phil Cohran – African Skies
    $45.00 | ,

    Stones Throw Records debuts new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy’s spiritual jazz masterpiece African Skies. A holy grail for jazz [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nala Sinephro – The Smashing Machine
    Nala Sinephro – The Smashing Machine
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    Composer Nala Sinephro presents The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The film, directed and written by Benny Safdie, tells the story of prolific UFC fighter Mark Kerr.

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
    Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
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    With two extraordinary mini-albums making a splash on London’s World of Echo label in wake of their self-titled 2020 debut, Somewhere Good is, in many ways, the Tara Clerkin Trio’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
    Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
    $33.00 | ,

    With two extraordinary mini-albums making a splash on London’s World of Echo label in wake of their self-titled 2020 debut, Somewhere Good is, in many ways, the Tara Clerkin Trio’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Os Mutantes – Everything Is Possible: The Best Of Os Mutantes (Blue Vinyl)
    Os Mutantes – Everything Is Possible: The Best Of Os Mutantes (Blue Vi…
    $29.00 | ,

    The mutants are back! Now in Crystal Blue Persuasion. “The late 60s in Brasil produced an explosion of creativity that is still reverberating throughout the world… and Os Mutantes (The […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    $16.00 | ,

    Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter Haylie Davis presents Wandering Star, a coming-of-age debut that unfolds like a Townes Van Zandt tale set in a deserted diner off a re-routed interchange: [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    $32.00 | ,

    Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter Haylie Davis presents Wandering Star, a coming-of-age debut that unfolds like a Townes Van Zandt tale set in a deserted diner off a re-routed interchange: [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Iris DeMent – The Way I Should (30th Anniversary)
    Iris DeMent – The Way I Should (30th Anniversary)
    $25.00 | ,

    With The Way I Should, Iris DeMent stepped boldly into new territory, delivering a collection that balanced her fierce lyrical conviction with tender vulnerability. Released in 1996, this third [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    $33.00 | ,

    After thirteen years of silence from the compound, during which anticipation has grown day by day, Boards of Canada finally return. Inferno retains their signature melodies and atmospheres, [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    $16.00 | ,

    After thirteen years of silence from the compound, during which anticipation has grown day by day, Boards of Canada finally return. Inferno retains their signature melodies and atmospheres, [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A – Kaiso Power – Sound Revolution In Trinidad 1970 – 1980
    V/A – Kaiso Power – Sound Revolution In Trinidad 1970 – 19…
    $31.00 | ,

    At the dawn of the 70s a shift was taking place all around the world. The streets of Port of Spain thronged with Black Power marches, trade union demonstrations and […]

    GENRE: International
  • V/A – London Jazz Classics
    V/A – London Jazz Classics
    $23.00 | ,

    London Jazz Classics originally came out in 1993 – the first album ever to be released on Soul Jazz Records. The album brought together rare and obscure dance tracks in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – London Jazz Classics (Orange Vinyl)
    V/A – London Jazz Classics (Orange Vinyl)
    $35.00 | ,

    London Jazz Classics originally came out in 1993 – the first album ever to be released on Soul Jazz Records. The album brought together rare and obscure dance tracks in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return (Eco-Mix Vinyl)
    Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return (Eco-Mix Vinyl)
    $32.00 | ,

    Since his earliest recordings began circulating online in 2009, Toro y Moi has stood out not only for his prolific output but for his fearless evolution. Across each release, Chaz […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Why? – Elephant Eyelash
    Why? – Elephant Eyelash
    $13.00 | ,

    Elephant Eyelash is the second studio album from WHY?. Originally released by anticon. in 2005, this reissue is in celebration of it’s 20th anniversary. Pressed on 2xLP custom lavendar and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Why? – Elephant Eyelash (Lavender & Light Blue Vinyl)
    Why? – Elephant Eyelash (Lavender & Light Blue Vinyl)
    $45.00 | ,

    Elephant Eyelash is the second studio album from WHY?. Originally released by anticon. in 2005, this reissue is in celebration of it’s 20th anniversary. Pressed on 2xLP custom lavendar and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Esquires – Get Away With The Esquires
    The Esquires – Get Away With The Esquires
    $18.00 | ,

    Get Away With The Esquires. The most complete collection ever assembled of this Chicago/Milwaukee area R&B group. 26 Remastered Tracks so funky they turn sidewalks into dance floors! [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Fire-Toolz – Lavender Networks
    Fire-Toolz – Lavender Networks
    $30.00 | ,

    Lavender Networks is the debut album on Warp Records by Nu Age pioneer Fire-Toolz. The Maryland-born, Chicago-based artist also producers and engineers for other artists including New Joy’s [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Fidlar – FIDLAR (Silver Vinyl)
    Fidlar – FIDLAR (Silver Vinyl)
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    THE L.A. SKATE PUNK BAND’S CLASSIC FIRST ALBUM. INDIE EXCLUSIVE PRESSED ON SILVER FROSTED VINYL!

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • John Zorn – Seven Sonnets
    John Zorn – Seven Sonnets
    $19.00 | ,

    Originally brought together in September 2015 to perform the Zorn Bagatelles, Julian Lage and Gyan Riley have become two of Zorn’s most trusted and soulful musical collaborators, having recorded [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Khun Narin – III
    Khun Narin – III
    $14.00 | ,

    Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band are a multi-generational psychedelic powerhouse from rural Thailand whose ecstatic, amplifier-blown folk music has quietly become one of the most unlikely global [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Dee Felice Trio – In Heat
    Dee Felice Trio – In Heat
    $30.00 | ,

    We could expound upon the history of this 1969 release on the Bethlehem label, but perhaps it’s best to let the producer of the album do it. You might have […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Blarf – Film Scores For Films That Don’t Exist
    Blarf – Film Scores For Films That Don’t Exist
    $30.00 | ,

    BLARF is comedian and actor Eric André’s musical project. Most people know Eric as an actor (in Bad Trip, Happy Gilmore 2, and “The Righteous Gemstones”), and for his surreal, […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Ramsey Thornton – I Called It! (Purple Vinyl)
    Ramsey Thornton – I Called It! (Purple Vinyl)
    $26.00 | ,

    Ramsey Thornton makes modern-day folk music for early mornings and quiet hours. It’s a warm, rhythmic sound, fueled by intricate fingerpicking and the observational storytelling of a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dove & The Penrose Scholars – After All The Rain Has Gone
    Dove & The Penrose Scholars – After All The Rain Has Gone
    $8.00 | ,

    It is our distinct pleasure to present the debut single from Dove, on our newest imprint, DEENA. Dove is a force of nature! First heard by a national audience at […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Antoine Dougbé Et L’orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou* – Antoine Dougbé Et L’orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou
    Antoine Dougbé Et L’orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou* – Antoine …
    $37.00 | ,

    Who was Antoine Dougbé? Even the most dedicated crate-digger might go their whole life without stumbling across any of the three LPs he released in the late 1970s and early […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Suss – Counting Sunsets
    Suss – Counting Sunsets
    $16.00 | ,

    Counting Sunsets is a quietly expansive continuation of SUSS’s slow-motion Americana, tracing new lines through the terrain they’ve been mapping across their run of albums for [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Suss – Counting Sunsets (Sun Slip Vinyl)
    Suss – Counting Sunsets (Sun Slip Vinyl)
    $25.00 | ,

    Counting Sunsets is a quietly expansive continuation of SUSS’s slow-motion Americana, tracing new lines through the terrain they’ve been mapping across their run of albums for [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Marisa Anderson – The Anthology Of Unamerican Folk Music Vol. 1
    Marisa Anderson – The Anthology Of Unamerican Folk Music Vol. 1
    $16.00 | ,

    Marisa Anderson’s music transcends borders. The topography of her work interrogates the intersections of artistry and expression with form and tradition. Anderson crafts pieces bursting with [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1
    The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1
    $28.00 | ,

    The Deslondes are a five-piece group from New Orleans, Louisiana The band splits up songwriting and lead vocal duties among its five members, continuing its democratic ethos and musical [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1
    The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1
    $15.00 | ,

    The Deslondes are a five-piece group from New Orleans, Louisiana The band splits up songwriting and lead vocal duties among its five members, continuing its democratic ethos and musical [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Zorn – The Bagatelles Vol. 8
    John Zorn – The Bagatelles Vol. 8
    $21.00 | ,

    From March to May 2015, John Zorn composed 300 new tunes that were eventually collected into a book of music he called The Bagatelles. Volume 8 presents the long-awaited premiere […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz